maneuver
/məˈnuvɚ/ noun C1- The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. · The army was on maneuvers.· Joint NATO maneuvers are as much an exercise in diplomacy as in tactics and logistics.
- Any strategic or cunning action; a stratagem.
- A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity.
- A specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor's hands or surgical instruments. · The otorhinolaryngologist performed an Epley maneuver and the patient was relieved of his vertigo.
- A controlled (especially skillful) movement taken while steering a vehicle. · Parallel parking can be a difficult maneuver.
Plural maneuvers
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